I regularly attend the local Women’s Institute meetings. This meeting was such good fun.
I went to the WI today,
It was a really hilarious affair.
We always have a well known speaker
Who with us their experiences do share.
This time a 1960s model spoke.
Our images she wanted to improve.
Instead she had us in stitches
Because she wanted us our clothes to remove.
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She suggested we strip before a mirror
And look for the good and bad points we had.
Well that brought about loud laughter.
As we all preferred to remain fully clad.
She told us what body shapes there were.
Apple, bean pole, hour glass and pear.
And as you wouldn’t put royal icing on a jelly
So our bodies shouldn’t wobble in what we wear.
Then she made us all get up and do stretches
And breathe deeply both in and then out
To relax all the tensions within us
And remove much of our self doubt.
There followed a lesson in deportment
Where we had books on our heads to walk tall,
But the giggling which ensued made it ever so hard
To watch where we were going and not fall.
She taught us how to sit down and stand
With much ladylike poise and grace
And not wrap our feet round the chair legs
So we would stand and fall flat on our face
We learnt to wear makeup for the best effects
And use lipstick for both lips and cheeks,
To look after our finger and toe nails
And how to apply varnish without leaving streaks.
She insisted we wear support knickers
To keep tummies and bums in control
So that we would all look like beautiful swans
And not waddle like ducks on a stroll.
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It really was a wonderful meeting.
We left in a much happier frame of mind
All chuckling and joking together
Before returning home to the daily grind.
Fun read indeed. The flow of words came alive in my mind. 
This is fun to read
So that’s what I have to do when I grow old too ^_^
What a wonderful adventure. She was good for everyone. I bet she would love your poem. What an excellent pr agent you would make.
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